continuó hablando, es de creer que sin interrupciónhe went on talking, presumably without being interrupted;si, como es de creer, ustedes también lo apoyan...if, as may be supposed, you also support him...

las flores son para tithe flowers are for you;el trofeo fue para Álvarezthe trophy went to Álvarez;el sexto hoyo fue para GarcíaGarcía took the sixth hole;este cuchillo es para cortar panthis knife is for cutting bread;ese coche no es para correr muchothat car isn't made for going very fast;esas finuras no son para mísuch niceties are not for me

3(existir)to be

ser o no serto be or not to be;Dios esGod exists

érase que se eraérase una vezonce upon a time

4(tener lugar)

la fiesta va a ser en su casathe party will be at her house;el crimen fue en Agostothe crime took place in August

otra vez será

—no he podido ir a visitarla —bueno, otra vez será"I wasn't able to visit her" — "never mind, you can do it some other time";—no he aprobado —¡otra vez será!"I didn't pass" — "better luck next time!"

5(en preguntas retóricas)

¿qué será de mí?what will become of me?;¿qué habrá sido de él?what can have become of him?;what can have happened to him?

6[+con horas del día, fecha, tiempo]to be

es la unait's one o'clock;son las sieteit's seven o'clock;serán las ochoit must be about eight (o'clock);serían las nueve cuando llegóit must have been about nine (o'clock) when he arrived;hoy es cuatro de septiembretoday is 4 September o the fourth of September;es veranoit's summer;era de nocheit was night time

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